Yes, he was the guy who made it possible for Fulop to be mayor by making the usual kind of deals outside Fulop's Downtown base. If you think it can be done any other way in JC you're either dreaming or very new here. Hoboken has more or less the reverse demographics to JC in terms of gentry to 'Born n Breds', and non-corrupt Dawn Zimmer only got to be mayor because her predecessor was arrested for corruption 3 weeks into office! And her opposition never stopped accusing her of corruption her entire tenure, because they'd never seen a straight politician in Hudson County.

Not saying I like it, but you have to recognized how things work here to even think about changing it. No one not part of this system has ever come close to the Mayor's office in JC.